This is exactly like my rector.
Formerly of Flanner and newly of Morrissey in my era.
He knew every last one of us by name on arrival. Discipline handled in house in all but the most extreme situations. And there was a joke about being "[lastname]ed" - that is, he'd rub your back in a hug, then get a grab of your butt.
I'm unaware of anything worse than that, and he left the CSCs about 20 years ago to marry a high school friend. I am friends with him on social media, and he seems to be doing well.
But it all sounds like the same playbook.
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- Zahm rector abuse report has been released -
Jay,
2026-05-28, 11:15
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- Everybody knew about King in the '80s - Dylan, 2026-05-29, 07:03
- This could be a statement after a mass shooting: - Grantland, 2026-05-29, 06:17
- Contains a perfect description of Zahm
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Publicola,
2026-05-28, 13:46
- new info in there about rector of Sorin, Fr. Porterfield -
Jay,
2026-05-28, 14:40
- ND Student Affairs people in the 80s and 90s... -
PMan,
2026-05-28, 15:55
- King positioned Student Affairs as the enemy -
Flann,
2026-05-29, 05:03
- This is exactly like my rector. -
Silk,
2026-05-29, 08:46
- Ditto for my Grace rector - KelleyCook, 2026-05-30, 06:48
- What makes things difficult -
Greg,
2026-05-29, 11:09
- I suspect - Silk, 2026-05-29, 11:24
- Have they ever not been the enemy? -
HullieAndMikes,
2026-05-29, 08:26
- I was there at (roughly) the same time -
Jeremy (WeIsND),
2026-05-29, 08:36
- For awhile I think they got briefly worse? - HullieAndMikes, 2026-05-29, 08:40
- I was there at (roughly) the same time -
Jeremy (WeIsND),
2026-05-29, 08:36
- I did not mean to imply King isn't terrible. -
PMan,
2026-05-29, 08:13
- So many admin come across either as neglegent or incompetent - bpeters07, 2026-05-29, 08:51
- Student Affairs deserved its awful reputation in the 90s -
Flann,
2026-05-29, 08:43
- King's disciplinary "system" was similarly arbitrary - Publicola, 2026-05-29, 08:58
- This is exactly like my rector. -
Silk,
2026-05-29, 08:46
- As a '94 grad, can confirm. -
KGB,
2026-05-28, 18:34
- Well said. - Irish96, 2026-05-29, 09:51
- King positioned Student Affairs as the enemy -
Flann,
2026-05-29, 05:03
- Porterfield's predatory creepy behavior was well known - Captains Corner, 2026-05-28, 15:52
- ND Student Affairs people in the 80s and 90s... -
PMan,
2026-05-28, 15:55
- new info in there about rector of Sorin, Fr. Porterfield